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    Posted: December 13 2008 at 09:14

Well, this will probably be a small party looking at the general comments on this subgenre but who knows.

We'll try anyway. If you can't come up with 25 great albums (no problem for me but not everyone's a neo freak Tongue) 10 is ok too or even 5 or 3. See what you can do, anything is welcome.

Here's mine:
 
1. Not of this World-Pendragon
2. Moonshine-Collage
3. A Street between sunrise and sunset-Satellite
4. Skeem-Skeem
5. More Grains of Sand-Clepsydra
6. The Visitor-Arena
7. Crossroad-Apple Pie
8. Alone-Clepsydra
9. Into the Night-Satellite
10. Under a new Sign-Knight Area
11. Across the Water-Jadis
12. Fears-Clepsydra
13. Evening Games-Satellite
14. Masquerade Overture-Pendragon
15. More than meets the Eye-Jadis
16. Milliontown-Frost*
17. Safe-Collage
18. Subterranea-IQ
19, Imageness-Ageness
20. Children-Iluvatar
21. Empires never last-Galahad
22. Seventh House-IQ
23. Escaping from the hands of God-Saens
24. From Land to Ocean-Galleon
25. Rainchild-Like Wendy
 
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This is a list of all the prog rock albums that I tagged "Neo" ... it's not all strictly neo prog though, at least not by PA genre definitions.Embarrassed




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This may come off as incredibly biased but here's my top five:

1. Misplaced Childhood - Marillion
2. Brave - Marillion
3. Script for a Jester's Tear - Marillion
4. Fugazi - Marillion
5. Clutching at Straws - Marillion
 
That may have something to do though with me not listening to the genre apart from that band though.
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1. Twelfth Night - Fact & Fiction
2. Marillion - Clutching at Straws
3. IQ - Seventh House
4. Magenta - Seven
5. Abel Ganz - Shooting Albatross
6. Marillion - Script for a Jester's Tear
7. Arena - Contagion
8. Marillion - Afraid of Sunlight
9. Illuvatar - Children
10. IQ - Tales from the Lush Attic
11. Fish - Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors
12. Fish - 13th Star
13. Matthew Parmenter - Horror Express
14. Marillion - This Strange Engine
15. IQ - Dark Matter
16. Fish - Sunsets on Empire
17. Pendragon - The Jewel
18.  Jadis - More Than Meets the Eye
19. Twelfth Night - Live and Let Live
20. IQ - Subterranea
21. Marillion - Season's End
22. Fish - Raingods with Zippos
23. Arena - The Visitor
24. Sylvan - Posthumous Silence
25. Gazpacho - Night
 
I have to give honorable mention to two albums which I consider neo, but which the site lists differently.  Both of these albums would rate in my top 10 of the neo albums.  Everon's Flood (listed under heavy prog) and Discipline's Unfolded Like Staircase (under Symph).
 
 
 


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25?! I can't make it, but I'll give you what I got.

#1 The Window of Life - Pendragon
#2 Script for a Jester's Tear - Marillion
#3 Masquerade Overture - Pendragon
#5 The World - Pendragon
#6 Dark Matter - IQ
#7 Fugazi - Marillion
#8 Misplaced Childhood - Marillion

I could add some others that I consider Neo, like Duke or W&W by Genesis. AMLOR by Floyd and some others.
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^ it's nice to see that someone agrees with me on Duke or AMLOR ...

BTW: http://progfreak.com/srv/sig/cacho/custom-maxlines_30-topalbums_prog_genrerock_tagneo/chart.png

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^wow cool! Never thought someone would have this odd opinion as well as me.

Yeah I figured out how to that(hyperlink). Still need to tag a lot......hehe


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Thanks Mike, I was trying to create that chart on my own without any luck.
 
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01. Brave by Marillion
02. Marbles by Marillion
03. Afraid Of Sunlight by Marillion
04. Seasons End by Marillion
05. Posthumous Silence by Sylvan
06. Not Of This World by Pendragon
07. Subterranea by IQ
08. Pure by Pendragon
09. Clutching At Straws by Marillion
10. Anoraknophobia by Marillion
11. Misplaced Childhood by Marillion
12 Dark Matter by IQ
13. Masquerade Overture by Pendragon
14. The Seventh House by IQ
15. The Visitor by Arena
16. Seven by Magenta
17. 13th Star by Fish
18. Children by Iluvatar
19. Immortal? by Arena
20. Contagion by Arena
21. The Vigil In The Wilderness Of Mirrors by Fish
22. The Dreams Of Men by Pallas
23. Fortune Telling by Strangefish
24. The Story Two Days Wide by Iluvatar
25. Milliontown by Frost*

Honorable Mention:
The Window Of Life by Pendragon
Moonshine by Collage
Empires Never Last by Galahad
Under A New Sign by Knight Area
Artificial Paradise by Sylvan
Alone Together by Quidam
Hollow by Little Atlas
Revolutions by Magenta
Vacuum by The Watch

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No Script on Honorable mention?
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Originally posted by cacho cacho wrote:

No Script on Honorable mention?


Just not a huge fan of Script.

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 1. Marillion - Script for a Jester's Tear
 2. Marillion - Brave
 3. Carptree - Manmade Machine
 4. Pendragon - Pure
 5. Marillion - Seasons End
 6. Fish - Sunsets on Empire
 7. Pendragon - Masquerade Overture
 8. Grey Lady Down - The Crime
 9. Marillion - Afraid of Sunlight
10. Marillion - Clutching at Straws
11. IQ - Dark Matter
12. Fish - Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors
13. Pendragon - The Window of Life
14. The Enid - The Seed And The Sower
15. Carptree - Insekt
16. Pendragon - The Jewel
17. Magenta - Seven
18. Magenta - Home
19. Magenta - New York Suite
20. Grey Lady Down - Fear
21. Gazpacho - Night
22. Sally French - Destiny (The Other Side reissued with bonus tracks)
23. Time and Tide - The Water's Edge
24. The Enid - Sundialer
25. Kaleidoscope - White-faced Lady (proto Neo)

 
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special mention to "This Strange Engine" it is a great album that I find difficult to get into yet rewarding when I do - unfortunately it didn't make my Top-25 because it's not a CD I can play anytime I like - I have to be receptive to it to really like it, which is a shame because it's one of the proggiest things they've done.
 
Two I haven't tried yet, but have piqued my curiosity are Martin Orford's latest and Satellite's Into The Night.


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1. Marillion: Script

2. IQ: Ever

3. Marillion: Fugazi

4. Marillion: Brave

5. Pallas: Beat The Drum

6: IQ: Subterranea

7. Clepsydra: Fears

8. Iluvatar: Children

9. Janison Edge: The Services Of Mary Goode

10. Arena: Pepper's Ghost

11: IQ: Dark Matter

12: Marillion: Season's End

13. Pendragon: Masquerade Overture

14. Pendragon: The Window Of Life

15: IQ: Seventh House

16 Arena: Immortal?

17: Satellite: The Streets Between

18: Satellite: Evening Games

19: Jadis:Across The Water

20: Jadis More Than Meets The Eye

21: IQ: The Wake

22. Grey Lady Down: Forces

23: Marillion: Afraid Of Sunlight

24: Collage: Moonshine

25. Primitive Instinct: Floating Tangibility

something along those lines, I expect...Smile
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Originally posted by E-Dub E-Dub wrote:

Originally posted by cacho cacho wrote:

No Script on Honorable mention?


Just not a huge fan of Script.

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I have this "problem" with the band's total discography. I'm almost ashamed of it, a neo lover not liking Marillion but problem is Script and Misplaced Childhood are their two best efforts in my opinion and they barely got 4 stars in my reviews. After Fish's departure it only got worse for me. I respect all Marillion fans and I also accept the fact that Marillion is the leading neo band. Regard it as my personal taste making some sort of mistake but I felt this my whole life (since 1983 to be more specific) and it will not change ever I'm afraid. Sorry, Marillion.
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I'm an 'old school' neo fan, I suppose. Old neo, how funny that sounds Smile .
 
1. The Jewel - Pendragon
2. Not To Be Or Not To Be - Cliffhanger
3. The Wake - IQ
4. Misplaced Childhood - Marillion
5. Fact And Fiction - Twelfth Night
6. Kowtow - Pendragon
7. Script For A Jester's Tear - Marillion
8. Ring Of Roses - Shadowland
9. Safe - Collage
10. More Than Meets The Eye - Jadis


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It's really cool to see Children by Iluvatar mentioned. One hell of a prog album, in my opinion.

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Originally posted by Moogtron III Moogtron III wrote:

I'm an 'old school' neo fan, I suppose. Old neo, how funny that sounds Smile .
 
1. The Jewel - Pendragon
2. Not To Be Or Not To Be - Cliffhanger
3. The Wake - IQ
4. Misplaced Childhood - Marillion
5. Fact And Fiction - Twelfth Night
6. Kowtow - Pendragon
7. Script For A Jester's Tear - Marillion
8. Ring Of Roses - Shadowland Clap
9. Safe - Collage
10. More Than Meets The Eye - Jadis
 
No. 8 is great ! I must admit I overlooked it. Would be on no.20 or something I think.
By the way, my honourable mentions are: Posthumous Silence by Sylvan, Ever by IQ, Photoplay and Fanatic by Jadis, Metamorphosis by Magenta and Pictures form the other side by Cyan.
And from Holland: Louise Brooks by Timelock and Leonardo's Dream by Ywis.
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Originally posted by E-Dub E-Dub wrote:

It's really cool to see Children by Iluvatar mentioned. One hell of a prog album, in my opinion.

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There it goes:

  1. Script for a Jester's Tear (Marillion)
  2. Masquerade Overtture (Pendragon)
  3. Revolutions (Magenta)
  4. Pure (Pendragon)
  5. She (Caamora)
  6. Knight Area (Knight Area)
  7. Astray (Matthew Parmenter)
  8. Misplaced Childhood (Marillion)
  9. Bee Yourself (Leviathan)
  10. Fears (Clepsydra)
  11. Seven (Magenta)
  12. Dark Matter (IQ)
  13. Fact and Fiction (Twelft Night)
  14. A Fine Stormy Weather (Dracma)
  15. Experiments in Mass Appeal (Frost)
  16. Rocking Horse and Other stories (Aragon)
  17. Rhetoric (Credo)
  18. Aethellis (Aethellis)
  19. The Dream of Man (Pallas)
  20. Empires Never last (Galahad)
  21. The Window of Life (Pendragon)
  22. Moonshine (Collage)
  23. Rude Politics (Castanarc)
  24. Saltimbanques (Edhels)
  25. Live at Loreley (Marillion)

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Originally posted by progrules progrules wrote:

Originally posted by Moogtron III Moogtron III wrote:

I'm an 'old school' neo fan, I suppose. Old neo, how funny that sounds Smile .
 
1. The Jewel - Pendragon
2. Not To Be Or Not To Be - Cliffhanger
3. The Wake - IQ
4. Misplaced Childhood - Marillion
5. Fact And Fiction - Twelfth Night
6. Kowtow - Pendragon
7. Script For A Jester's Tear - Marillion
8. Ring Of Roses - Shadowland Clap
9. Safe - Collage
10. More Than Meets The Eye - Jadis
 
No. 8 is great ! I must admit I overlooked it. Would be on no.20 or something I think.
 
Great band, yes. I guess it tends to be a bit overlooked since Clive Nolan joined Arena. I saw Shadowland once in Amsterdam, and they were good, but it was too bad that there was almost no audience. I had the same experience with Pallas, by the way. Hopefully they found themselves a larger audience by now.


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